HOME PROFILE: A true colonial classic in Marblehead

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Built in 1930 and extensively renovated throughout, it feels brand new.

Address: 13 Pickwick Road, Marblehead

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3 Full

Living Space: 2,792 sq. ft.

Price: $899,000

With this center entrance colonial, “classic” isn’t a good thing. It’s great.

Built in 1930 and extensively (and beautifully) renovated throughout, this home exudes charm and character. By the way, it “feels” brand new, too.

So it begins ...

Running front-to-back, the living room is filled with appealing features like a wood-burning fireplace with a prettily detailed, custom mantel. A multi-purpose floor-to-ceiling cabinet (with open- and closed-shelving) works as a media center or for decorative displays. Double crown molding and beautiful oak flooring are timeless accents.

Incidentally French doors from the main entry open directly to this spacious room, and let us not forget the flooring. A masterful combination of old and new boards, these gorgeous hardwood floors are pristine and they sparkle.

Back on the tour, an adjacent sitting “room” has all kinds of interesting details like a sweet bay window area and an exposed brick wall. Painted white, this feature wall adds pizzazz. This leads to a surprise that will be revealed in just a moment.

Multi-glass pane French doors lead to an elegant and inviting dining room with paneled wainscoting and double crown molding. An attractive pediment tops an original built-in china cabinet.

In the kitchen, which is guaranteed to a favorite gathering spot for friends and family, an extra-long island with a quartz countertop easily seats four. Chefs or would-be helpers have plenty of elbow room given the amount of available counter space. In this attractive room where everything is well planned, subway tile is used for the backsplash, floating shelving are both decorative and practical, a floor-to-ceiling pantry holds an abundance of storage and a desk/bar area has a wine fridge.

The kitchen also has access to the yard, the two-car garage and — wait for it — a half door that leads to the basement.

Let's keep going

A first-floor bedroom suite that works for guests, an au pair suite or even a master increases the flexibility of this house dramatically. The carpeted sleeping chamber is a “room with a view” — of the fully fenced yard and the large deck as well as access to that great outdoors via a full glass pane door. Great for guests, this space works wells for so many others, too.

The en suite bathroom has a fully tiled step-in shower (that includes the ceiling plus decorative tile used on the floor). A marble tile floor is both classic and elegant.

Time to go up

A large second-floor landing is an easy gateway to nicely sized bedrooms with interesting features.

Period door hardware and crown molding add a timeless ambiance in a large front-bedroom with two windows — all the better for cross ventilation, m’dear. A double closet with custom inserts is a very modern convenience.

The shared full bathroom, however, is delightful. Black grouting on the white subway tile wainscoting is a good-looking (and effective) contemporary tweak on a classic. The step-in shower is fully tiled (including the ceiling) but the scene stealer in this big and bright room is the wash basin. Instead of a single or double basin within a vanity, this single, wall-mounted sink has two sets of faucets with elbow room for two. What’s unique is that this manages to be old-fashioned and modern simultaneously. OK, it looks great, too.

A linen closet is in the hallway.

A king-size bed fits comfortably in the huge master bedroom that has three windows. A very large walk-in closet has custom features like special hanging spaces and is lighted. Bonus space (and yes, this is very large) open to the sleeping chamber has various uses such as a sitting/reading room, mini library or even an office. The angled ceiling is quite charming.

Modern and big, the en suite bathroom, has a large glass enclosed step-in shower with a subway tile surround. For extra privacy, the shower has half walls.

The lower level

Admittedly, this level is big but like the rest of the house space is very well planned. For example, a “regulation” basement area running front-to-back provides ample and flexible space for storage. Laundry facilities including a sink are down here, too.

This level has additional storage room along with exercise space and houses the utilities. But there’s more.

A large finished area works as play space for all ages — young, old and in between.

Contact Liz Walters of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at 617-438-3665 or 781-631-9511 or by email: liz.walters@NEMoves.com.